The Salamander

João Calazans Filho

Sinopsis

Romance com texto inebriante, cheio de ação, emoção, aventura e um raio-x sobre a vida política e a boemia dos anos 80.

Às vezes encontramos beleza em coisas complexas. Queremos explicações, buscamos organizar o mundo, buscamos harmonia, ansiamos pelo mundo ideal. Não, esse definitivamente não é o mundo do escritor João Calazans Filho. E “A Salamandra” é o reflexo desse universo cru, real, possível e absolutamente lúdico de um escritor que capta as profundezas pela superfície, num olhar telúrico, doce, irônico... E, às vezes, sarcástico.

Salamandra é o convite pessoal do escritor para esse mundo, localizado ali me

Salamandra is set in the south of Bahia, Brazil—a world of intrigue, bohemian life, betrayals, murders, dark schemes, and power games. It is a universal novel, filled with passion, improbable love stories, and relentless gossip. A tribute to popular culture, to the language of the people—from the simplest to the most refined, from the religious to the profane, from the mythical to the real, from logical realism to the fantastic. Simply captivating.

The novel unfolds against the backdrop of a series of murders involving political criminals, corruption, and those who enable it. It portrays the saga of an oppressed and enslaved people, exploring various forms of enslavement: physical, psychological, and financial. Salamandra exposes the fragility of human nature when faced with abuse of power, authority, and brute force—often wielded by scoundrels, murderers, and criminals. More than that, it holds up a mirror to who we are or who we should be. Truth and justice, sex and love, passion and despair, the hunger for power, and the desire for easy wealth—all these elements blend into a universal narrative. This is the atmosphere created by a unique writer who delivers the "raw truth" while infusing it with the art and resilience of a people who must "rise above" to survive, without ever losing their

Disponible desde: 05/07/2024.

Longitud de impresión: 267 páginas.

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